Linda Frum was born on January 13,1963 and is a Canadian author and journalist, and was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 2009 until 2021.
12 Facts About Linda Frum
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Linda Frum announced her retirement from the Senate effective August 27,2021 to devote more time to other pursuits such as her role as chair of the board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto.
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Linda Frum's brother David Frum is a political author and journalist, and was a speech writer for George W Bush and helped coin the phrase "Axis of Evil".
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Linda Frum attended Havergal College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University, Montreal in 1984.
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Linda Frum has authored two books, and edited a third.
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Linda Frum is a former contributing editor to Maclean's, and was a columnist with the National Post from 1998 to 2002 and again from 2006 to 2007.
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Linda Frum has served as a volunteer for many community organizations.
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Linda Frum is an honorary patron of the Jerusalem Foundation.
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Linda Frum is a past board member of Mount Sinai Hospital, Upper Canada College, The Bishop Strachan School, the Art Gallery of Ontario Foundation, Soulpepper Theatre, and the Ontario Arts Council.
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In 2013, Minister Rona Ambrose appointed Linda Frum to sit on a task force to promote the participation of women on corporate boards.
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Linda Frum has a Conservative affiliation and represents Ontario and was a director of the Conservative Fund, the party's fundraising arm, until 2021.
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Linda Frum served as Chair of the Conservative Senate Caucus from 2015 to 2017.